OCT 31 Today's Meet Say Something

Click ======>>>> http://todaysmeet.com/Progressreport13

All posts need to be thoughtful and respectful.

Abbreviations are okay as long as they are appropriate.

All comments should either:

Make a connection

Make a prediction

Ask a Question or answer one.

Oct 22 Tricider Discussion

 Click here to get to the Tricider forum. 

• Answer the following 5 questions by clicking Add Idea in the bottom left hand corner of each discussion box. 
• Type your answer and make sure to include your name. 
• To agree or disagree with someones answer click on Add Argument beneath the Pro/Con section.
• Click the plus sign for agree and the minus sign for disagree then begin typing your argument. 
• You can vote for the best idea by clicking on the vote button on the far right side of each "idea"
• Make sure to read the directions at the top of the Tricider forum.

Once you have answered all the questions and responded to at least one idea for each question follow the directions below:

• Click here to read this article.
• After reading the article, go back to the Tricider forum and continue answering questions and debating (if you have a new idea then add it). 
• Use the article to either support your answer or refute another. (must add at least 3 new posts based off the article)

Podcast Creation!

To create your podcast (audio recording, uploaded to the web), follow these directions:

1. Create an account on Audioboo.

2. Click the Make A Recording button

3. Record when you are ready.

4. Follow the directions to save your recording.

To post your podcast

1. On the screen with your finished recording, click the Embed button

2. Copy the code

3. In your blog, open a new post

4. Click on the tab at the top of your new post that says HTML

5. Paste and publish.

Oct 5-Analyzing Ads Post-Assessment

Wednesday, October 3rd--Self Image and Media Blog Post

On your blog, write a post that explains your opinion about a topic connected to self-image and the media, and draws upon the research our class collected in our Diigo Group

It's a big topic, so pick an area you would like to address....something that you have feelings about or think is important.

Your writing should either:Give an opinion, then discuss how some facts you came accross support it.
OR
Discuss some facts you found, and the opinion that you are forming in response to that information.

AND
Include hyperlinks to the web pages that contain the information you reference in your post.

Add hyperlinks in a blog post:
1. Copy the url of the page you want to link to in your writing
2. Highlight the word(s) in your writing that you want to make the link
3. Click on the Link button on your blog's text editor
4. Past the url you copied in step 1, click save.

October 2nd, Diigo Set-up part 2

Now that you have set up your email and created a Diigo account (click here if you didn't), we are going to finish that set-up process with a couple easy steps.

1. Confirm your Diigo account through the message that was emailed to you (if you didn't already do this yesterday)

2. Apply to join our school Diigo group.  (If you didn't already do this yesterday)

3. Install Diigolet.  Click here and follow the four easy steps.